What is the difference between Firethorn Brown and Clear Orange?

ΔE 9 (close). Clear Orange is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Firethorn Brown vs Clear Orange

Firethorn Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b12f17 (estimate)

Clear Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.956
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd412c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Orange is a little lighter than Firethorn Brown.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Firethorn Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Clear Orange is a little lighter than Firethorn Brown.

Can I use Firethorn Brown instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Firethorn Brown is a little darker.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Firethorn Brown on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Firethorn Brown

Firethorn Brown vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Firethorn Brown vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Firethorn Brown vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Blushing Flesh (1827)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Firethorn Brown
Clear Orange vs Carnage Red (3218)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Firethorn Brown
Clear Orange vs Primaris Red (4117)Opaque Colors · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Firethorn Brown equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents